Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Toyota Aygo . In fact, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Toyota Aygo .
What’s the wiring harness for a Toyota Aygo hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Toyota Aygo?
So we will commence our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Toyota Aygo. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain rules, here they are:
- A solid chassis for the trailer…
- Wheels that fit.
- An electrical connection.
- A license plate in plain sight.
- A stoplight repeater.
- A traffic light repeater.
- A blinker repeater.
- License plate illumination.
- A fog light repeater.
In order to meet all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Toyota Aygo . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Toyota Aygo, please discover our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Toyota Aygo?
We will now quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Toyota Aygo. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Toyota Aygo trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Toyota Aygo hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each function (left and right indicators, ground, fog light, left and right position light, left and right brake light).
- Electrical connection for caravan with 13-pin plug for Toyota Aygo: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This sort of connection necessitates the use of an adapter. The extra pins will bring the 12 volt power permanently (to recharge a battery in the caravan) and the 12 volt power in use (to use the 12 volt equipment when the car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Toyota Aygo?
To finish this article, we will quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Toyota Aygo .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Toyota Aygo?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Toyota Aygo, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Toyota Aygo to access the rear light unit.
- Locate the wires that correspond to each of the taillight functions.
- Connect them to the lugs on the wiring harness on your hitch.
- Close the whole thing down.
How do you connect the wiring harness of a recent Toyota Aygo?
For modern Toyota Aygos, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Toyota Aygo and universal models. It’s up to you to select according to your budget, know that a universal version costs between 30 and 60 euros.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Toyota Aygo so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Toyota Aygo and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance in the trunk properly.
- You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.
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How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Toyota Aygo?
Finally, to finish this article we will quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Toyota Aygo . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that means your model and your budget. After you have conducted this, the last step will be to buy an adapter that goes from a 7-pin plug to a 13-pin plug so that you can benefit from the 12 volt current in your caravan. These adapters come at different prices, you will need to count between 15 and 40 euros. All you have to do is plug it into your 7-pin plug.
If you want more tutorials on the Toyota Aygo, go to our Toyota Aygo category.
